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Can Cash Transfer Lead To School Retention Among The Orphans And Vulnerable Children? An Empirical Analysis Of Ct-Ovc In Kwale County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Cash Transfer Program have become widespread in the world and have gradually gained acceptance as programs that can drive masses out of poverty. Few studies have been conducted in Kenya and Africa as a continent regarding ... -
Capacity Building and Sustainability of Build Operate Transfer Projects: a Case of Nairobi Expressway, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)There exists a number of Public Private Partnership(PPP) models. Among them is the popular Build-operate-transfer(BOT), that is used to finance public sector infrastructure development and service delivery. PPPs in the ... -
Capacity Characteristics and Performance of Water Development Projects Funded by Davis and Shirtliff Limited in Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With the growth of population in most parts of the country, proper management of water resources has proved to be very vital in the quest to supply communities with safe and clean water. Water is a basic need for human ... -
Capacity Management and Performance of Five- Star Hotels in Nairobi County; Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study aimed to establish the influence of capacity management strategies on performance of five-star hotels in Nairobi County. The study also sought to evaluate the challenges experienced in incorporation of capacity ... -
Capacity Management Practices and Operational Performance of Steel Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Steel manufacturing industry faces problems associated with cost of raw materials, limited diversification of the market, inadequate technology, poor infrastructure and limited value addition to the industry. Manufacturing ... -
Capital Budgeting Techniques and Profitability of Manufacturing and Allied Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The manufacturing sector has been a big focus in the country’s development agenda, yet it has stagnated at 10% contribution to the GDP over the years. The study aim was to establish the capital budgeting techniques and ... -
Capital Structure, Firm Growth, Macroeconomic Factors and the Value of Non-financial Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Capital structure analysis is one of the most sensitive parts of business funding, owing to its connections to other components of financial leverage. Financial leverage is a significant component for any business, both ... -
Capital Structure, Profitability, Size and Value of Non-financial Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Capital structure is critical because it determines survival and firm values since it aids in describing how their finances are raised through equity, debt or firms combining equity and debt. The urge to better the values ... -
Care-kenya’s Local Links Project: It’s Contribution to the Economic Empowerment of Women in Kibra, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Savings schemes for women play an important role. They are one of the economic empowerment tools for uplifting living standards of households. The study was conducted by exploring its general objective of investigating how ... -
CARJACKING IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY; AN INVESTIGATION OF THE TRENDS AND PATTERNS.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2018)Carjacking is a form of organized crime which is serious and potentially life-threatening as criminals are heavily armed and use force or threat to rob victims of their vehicles. Globally, carjacking has become popular as ... -
A Case for Legal Protection of Cross Border Disaster Displaced Persons
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The impact of climate change can be felt through droughts, rising sea level, floods, earthquakes, unpredictable rainfall, increase in temperature, which are clear signs of change weather patterns. Some people are temporarily ... -
Cash Transfer Program and Socio-economic Empowerment of Communities in Dadaab Refugee Complex, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Decent work and economic growth is outlined as one of the seventeen sustainable development goals framed on ensuring that all the individuals in the world as a whole are socio-economically empowered irrespective of their ... -
Cash Transfer Programme and Improved Livelihoodof Persons With Disabilities in Butula Sub-county, Busia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In the quest to cushion the poorest and most vulnerable members of the society, Cash Transfer Programs have been on the rise globally and especially in the sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya inclusive. This has to an extent ... -
CAUSES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG FEMALE COMMERCIAL SEX WORKERS; IN MAJENGO WARD, MOMBASA COUNTY.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)The main objective of the study was to establish the causes of sexual violence among commercial sex workers in Majengo, Mombasa County. The study had three main objectives namely; to examine the underlying causes of sexual ... -
Centering the Maker in Makerspaces; an Exploratory Study of the University of Nairobi’s Makerspace
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Makerspaces are creation spaces, equipped with digital fabrication tools and equipment for use by makers. Access to these expensive tools and networks has made makerspaces popular globally. Internationally, universities ... -
The Centrality Of Plato’S Philosopher Genius In Contemporary County Governance:
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study explores the Centrality of Plato's Concept of the Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance in Kenya. Its point of departure is thus interrogating the veracity of the assumption by both the Republic ... -
The Centrality of Plato’s Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance: Professor-governed Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study explores the Centrality of Plato's Concept of the Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance in Kenya. Its point of departure is thus interrogating the veracity of the assumption by both the Republic ... -
The Challenge of Dealing With Speech Acts Involving Threats and Cultural Insensitivity by Novice Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study discusses interpretation errors made by novice interpreters during simultaneous interpreting of threats and cultural insensitive statements from French into English. It highlights how these errors shift the ... -
The Challenge of Multiple Memberships in Regional Trade Arrangements: the Eastern and Southern African Case
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Challenges Affecting Delivery Of Quality Customer Service By General Insurance Companies In Kenya-
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study concerns challenges affecting delivery of quality customer service by general insurance companies in Kenya. The main objectives of the study were to establish the challenges affecting delivery of quality customer ...